Slavery and Colonial Rule in Africa
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miers, Suzanne / Kleong>inong>, Martong>inong> A., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Colonial rule started with an endless succession of smong>allong>, but often brutal, wars of conquest, ong>ong>theong>ong> moral justification for which was that ong>ong>theong>ong> European conquerors were brong>inong>gong>inong>g 'civilization' to 'darkest Africa'. An ong>inong>trong>inong>sic part of this so-cong>allong>ed 'civilizong>inong>g mission' was ong>ong>theong>ong> eradication of slave raidong>inong>g, slave tradong>inong>g and slavery, ong>allong> of which were widespread on ong>ong>theong>ong> contong>inong>ent. Some of ong>ong>theong>ong> studies ong>inong> this book are on areas where ong>ong>theong>ong>re has been little research, such as ong>ong>theong>ong> German colonies and ong>ong>theong>ong> Algerian Sahara. Oong>ong>theong>ong>rs throw ong>newong> light on questions already debated, such as emancipation on ong>ong>theong>ong> Gold Coast. Some focus on ong>ong>theong>ong> impact of abolition on particular groups of slaves. Among ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>ong>theong>ong>mes considered is ong>ong>theong>ong> role of slaves ong>inong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir own emancipation, ong>ong>theong>ong> short and long term results of abolition, ong>ong>theong>ong> role of ong>ong>theong>ong> League of Nations, and ong>ong>theong>ong> vestiges of slavery ong>inong> Africa today.